Table of contents
1 Introduction
2 The history of earth pressure theory
3 Methods for the determination of earth pressure
4 Active earth pressure under plane strain conditions
5 At-rest earth pressure
6 Passive earth pressure under plane strain conditions
7 Spatial active earth pressure
8 Spatial passive earth pressure
9 Influence of groundwater on earth pressure
10 Compaction effects on earth pressure
11 L- and T-cantilever retaining walls
12 Silo pressure
13 Dynamic loading
14 Particular cases
15 Mobilisation of earth pressure
16 Application rules
17 Commentary on DIN 4085:2017-08
18 Forty selected brief biographies
Appendix A -Terms, symbols, indices
Appendix B - Earth pressure tables